12 Tips for Avoiding Weight Gain This Thanksgiving

If we’re fortunate enough to spread the table with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and all our other favorites at Thanksgiving, it can be tempting to say “Ah, the heck with it, it’s only one meal, I’ll eat what I want.”

But Thanksgiving can knock you off your diet track faster than you can say “Amen.” It’s possible to eat 2 or 3 days’ worth of calories at one holiday meal – a recipe for the weight gain and blood sugar spikes you try to avoid every other day of the year, especially if you’re diabetic or prediabetic.